You were sitting nervously in the chair in Mr. Kim's office. While you had been looking after Jongin he'd added 2 weeks to your pre work in Korean. You'd been doing test every night, conversations every day, greetings, writing, translating from English to Korean and back and learning more about which words to use when addressing seniors, youngsters and those socially higher than you. Mr Kim had also added in slang and more conversations and he had gotten you to start watching videos of translators at concerts and variety shows to give you an idea of some of the work you would be doing.

At this point you were dreaming in Korean, your brain was constantly revising and repeating phrases in your head. On top of all of the study Mr. Kim gave you, you'd been watching dramas and trying to read more in Korean as well as having daily conversations with Jongin. You'd learnt a lot about him since he decided that in order for you to learn a wide range of Korean, the two of you would have to cover off on something different every day. He pushed you to learn, sometimes a little too much but you could tell that it came from a good place. After all, you had discussed the work ethic of EXO and the sheer amount of work those boys did floored you. You had never known anyone to work quite that hard and still believe that they could do more. Teaching you also seemed to distract Jongin from his misery at not being cleared to dance. I think he's back at physiotherapy today...hopefully they clear him for light activity so that he doesn't keep moping around

Mr. Kim entered the room, pulling you from your thoughts about Jongin's injury. He sat in his chair and smile warmly at you.

"Congratulations Y/N, your diligent study has proven to me that you are willing to work to excel at this job. I spent the morning talking with companies and have found a small group for you to work with for 3 weeks. There will only be 4 people, all female and all between 18 & 20 years old. One of them already speaks English, she's from your home country actually, so I deemed this a good starting point for you. You will go to their company's building in 3 days for introductions and rapport building. Depending on their schedule you may also do a lesson that day. Then it is up to you to work with their manager for the next 3 weeks to fulfil the goals that they set you."

You sat there, opposite Mr. Kim, in stunned silence. You couldn't actually believe your job was going to be starting in 3 days. Suddenly you felt like you had forgotten every word of Korean you'd learnt in the past 2 - 3 months. You could feel anxiety creeping in, worry that you would fail, what if you at being a teacher? What if they were mean? What if...what if...

"Y/N, are you ok?"

You looked up, not realising that you had been staring at your hands. Mr. Kim was looking at you with a concerned face. He had been waiting for you to answer him but you'd drifted into your thoughts and worries.

"Sorry Mr. Kim, I was just processing everything. I've never done this before so naturally I feel worried and anxious about it but I'm also excited to get started. I hope I do well and don't fail you."

"If you work anything like you study, you will do just fine." He slid a package across his desk to you "This packet has some background information on the group you will be working with, the members, their concepts, music, target markets etc. It also contains their schedules for the next 3 weeks as well as contact information for their managers, the company address and directions to the dorms and practice studios. There is a basic outline for what will be required of you during these 3 weeks. This should make the task a little less daunting for you, I wish you all the best. If you have any issues during these weeks, don't hesitate to contact myself or any of my staff to discuss the matter. "

You thanked Mr. Kim once more, stood and bowed then left the building.

You decided you wanted to share your news with Jongin seeing as he had played a significant part in improving your language skills.

Y/N -  Hey! Guess who passed all of her Korean study and has been assigned to a group?!

J - ^^ That's awesome news Y/N!!! It must be a lucky day, guess who is cleared to start dance practice again?

Y/N - XD FINALLY! I'm so happy for us, kicking goals and generally being excellent. We should celebrate...unless... you are at the practice room now aren't you?

J - Haha you know me well. Yeah, I'm practicing now, only a little though. Can't overdo it on day 1. I'll be heading back to the dorm in about 2 hours though. Did you want to celebrate with chicken and a movie?

Y/N - Sounds good, I'm just on my way back home now. Can I leave you to pick up our celebratory dinner and movie? I have an info pack to study...

J - Sure thing. I'll pick out the best chicken.

Y/N - Hahah I don't doubt it. See you in a couple of hours. Oh! and you need to Skype the guys, they miss you.

J - We can do that tonight ^^ See you later.

You rushed home, eager to open the packet that would control your life for the next 3 weeks. An all girl group, only 4 members, one who already speaks English. Could be worse. You just hoped you weren't a crappy teacher. If you at this first group, they'd keep you on small groups or potentially remove you and put you back in training... or worse, cancel your contract and send you home. You didn't want to think of that. You rushed into your apartment and sat at your desk, tearing the info pack open. Curiosity was killing you, you had to know who you were supposed to teach. Blackpink. Th..they aren't that small of a group! They just debuted but they are hugely popular... ah . You could feel your anxiety building up again already. Calm down...just read the info and see what they want you to do. You took a big breath to calm yourself and kept reading. You read through all of the information in the packet including the bios for all 4 girls, group concept, song lyrics, a strengths and weaknesses list and finally, your tasks.

Translator Tasks

1. Assist group with English greeting and farewell

2. Assist group with pronunciation

3. Prepare group for interview in 3 weeks time. Must be able to provide answers in English that make sense and can be understood. Answers must also showcase the personality of the member answering.

You put the piece of paper down. Well, it seemed doable, especially since one member already spoke English.  You can do this. It's basically teach them 2 sentences, correct them when they say words incorrectly and help them with a handful of answers to interview questions, then add their personality into it. It's not rocket science. You studied the papers a few more times then reminded yourself you had to go get ready for your dinner with Jongin.